Replaceable makeup box structure

ABSTRACT

A replaceable makeup box structure is disclosed herein. It comprises a main body having a sheltered space and an open space for placing a makeup tray, a lid pivotally connected to the main body, and an elastic member disposed in the sheltered space to allow the makeup tray to be ejected for replacement.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention

This invention relates to a replaceable makeup box structure which canbe easily and quickly replaced with new makeup trays according to theneeds of users so as to achieve the purposes of saving money, convenientuse and environmental protection.

2. Description of Related Art

With the gradual increase in the requirements of life quality, peopleusually use cosmetics to make up or dressing their appearance beforegoing to work or attending important occasions. Therefore, cosmeticshave become an indispensable product in daily life for people who payattention to appearance.

Common cosmetics comprise foundation makeup and color makeup. Thefoundation makeup products include foundation, compact powder, facepowder, glitter powder, concealer and the like. The color makeupproducts include eyebrow shadow, eye shadow, blush, lipstick and thelike. Generally, cosmetics are contained in a cosmetic container thathas plural containing spaces defined in the cosmetic container toaccommodate different colors or series of makeups. After the cosmeticsare used up, the conventional cosmetic containers that cannot be reusedare directly discarded, which is not environmentally friendly andincreases the cost of purchasing cosmetics. In order to solve the aboveproblems, some reusable cosmetic containers have been developed.

For instance, the Taiwan Pat. No. M449511 (U), has issued on 1 Apr.2013, disclosed a cosmetics container. It comprises a box seat having abottom wall, a first inner wall extended from the bottom wall, a secondinner wall extended from the bottom wall and spaced apart from the firstinner wall, and an accommodating space defined by the bottom wall, thefirst inner wall and the second inner wall; at least one makeup traydetachably installed in the accommodating space of the box seat and eachhaving a first side adjacent to the first inner wall and a second sideadjacent to the second inner wall; and at least one snap assembly todetachably position the makeup tray in the box seat and each having afirst slot at the first side of the makeup tray, a second slot at thesecond side of the makeup tray, a spring buckle disposed at the firstinner wall of the box seat for detachably and correspondingly bucklingto the first slot, and a convex block disposed at the second inner wallof the box seat for detachably and correspondingly buckling to thesecond slot.

The Taiwan Pat. No. M446541 (U), issued on 11 Feb. 2013, has disclosed acosmetics container. It comprises a box seat having a bottom wall andplural partitions disposed on the bottom wall to define plural slots; atleast one module block detachably installed on the bottom wall and eachhaving a makeup tray at a top thereof and an engaging block extendedfrom a bottom of the makeup tray for correspondingly engaging with eachof the plural slots; and at least one fasteners to detachably andrespectively position the plural module blocks on the bottom wall andeach having an engaging groove disposed on the plural partitions or theengaging block and a buckle disposed on the engaging block or the pluralpartitions for detachably and correspondingly buckling to the engaginggroove.

However, the abovementioned structures still have some problems thatneed to be solved. For instance, the Taiwan Pat. No. M449511 (U) usesthe spring buckle (buckle part) in the box seat to correspondingly lockin the first slot of the makeup tray. Therefore, the spring buckle iseasy to break due to repeated use or accidental application of excessiveforce. The Taiwan Pat. No. M446541 (U) uses the engaging blocks of theplural module blocks to correspondingly and firmly engage with theplural slots. Therefore, the makeup trays cannot be easily disassembledfrom the slots.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of the above-mentioned problems, the object of the presentinvention is to provide a replaceable makeup box structure which can beeasily replaced with new makeup trays according to the needs of users.

The replaceable makeup box structure comprises a main body having asheltered space and an open space for placing a makeup tray, a lidpivotally connected to the main body, and an elastic member disposed inthe sheltered space to allow the makeup tray to be ejected forreplacement. Accordingly, the present invention can be easily andquickly replaced with new makeup trays according to the needs of users,which achieves the purposes of saving money, convenient use andenvironmental protection.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the elastic memberis provided with an elastic supporting part for being correspondinglycompressed by the makeup tray or ejecting the makeup tray. Preferably,the shape of the elastic member can be varied.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an exploded view showing a first embodiment for a replaceablemakeup box structure according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment for areplaceable makeup box structure in assembly according to the presentinvention;

FIG. 3 is a top view showing a first embodiment for a replaceable makeupbox structure in assembly according to the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a first embodiment for areplaceable makeup box structure in assembly according to the presentinvention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a first embodiment for a makeuptray in a pressed state;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a first embodiment for a makeuptray being taken out;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a second embodiment for areplaceable makeup box structure according to the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a third embodiment for areplaceable makeup box structure according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Hereinafter, an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will bedescribed in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, a first embodiment for areplaceable makeup box structure is disclosed herein. It comprises amain body (1), a lid (2), an elastic member (3) and a makeup tray (4).The main body (1) has a pivot axis (11) at one end thereof, a stoppingblade (12) at the other end thereof, a sheltered space (13) defined bythe stopping blade (12) for accommodating the elastic member (3), and anopen space (14) adjacent to the sheltered space (13). The lid (2) has apivot part (21) at its one end to pivotally connect to the pivot axis(11) of the main body (1) for covering the open space (14). The makeuptray (4) is disposed in the open space (14) for abutting against theelastic member (3) and limited by the pivot axis (11) and the pivot part(21).

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 6, in assembling of the present invention,the pivot axis (11) of the main body (1) is pivotally connected to thepivot part (21) of the lid (2). Then, the elastic member (3) iscorrespondingly installed in the sheltered space (13), and finally themakeup tray (4) is placed in the open space (14). The makeup tray (4) isdivided into a plurality of compartments, and each compartment can befilled with different types of makeup materials such as lipstick, eyeshadow powder (cream), blush and the like.

After the makeup tray (4) is placed in the open space (14), one side ofthe makeup tray (4) abuts against the elastic member (3) in thesheltered space (13), and the other side of the makeup tray (4) islimited by the pivot axis (11) and the pivot part (21). The elasticmember (3) is provided with an elastic supporting part (31), and theelastic supporting part (31) is correspondingly compressed by the makeuptray (4) or eject the makeup tray (4). Accordingly, the makeup tray (4)is positioned in the open space (14) of the main body (1) withoutloosening arbitrarily.

When the makeup materials in the makeup tray (4) is used up and needs tobe replaced with new products, user can press the makeup tray (4) in theopen space (14) toward the sheltered space (13) to compress the elasticsupporting part (31) of the elastic member (3). In this way, the makeuptray (4) is no longer restricted by the pivot axis (11) and the pivotpart (21), so the makeup tray (4) can be taken out at an angle.

Furthermore, the makeup tray (4) is provided with a slot (41) at oneside adjacent to the pivot axis (11) and the pivot part (21). The slot(41) allows the user to obliquely pull up and take out the makeup tray(4) easily after the user presses the makeup tray (4) toward thesheltered space (13). After being compressed, the elastic supportingpart (31) rebounds to eject the makeup tray (4), so that the user cansmoothly replace the makeup tray (4) with a new one.

Additionally, as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, a second embodiment for areplaceable makeup box structure and a third embodiment for areplaceable makeup box structure according to the present invention arerespectively disclosed. The shape of the elastic member (3) can bevaried.

Compared with the conventional technique available now, the presentinvention has the following advantages:

1. The present invention allows the makeup tray to be stably fixed andeasily replaced by the design of elastic resisting positioning andelastic ejection.

2. The design of the replaceable color makeup tray of the presentinvention has environmental protection effect.

What is claimed is:
 1. A replaceable makeup box structure, comprising: amain body having a pivot axis at one end thereof, a stopping blade atthe other end thereof, a sheltered space defined by the stopping blade,and an open space adjacent to the sheltered space; a lid having a pivotpart at one end thereof to pivotally connect to the pivot axis of themain body for covering the open space; an elastic member disposed in thesheltered space; and a makeup tray disposed in the open space forabutting against the elastic member and limited by the pivot axis andthe pivot part.
 2. The replaceable makeup box structure as claimed inclaim 1, wherein the elastic member is provided with an elasticsupporting part for being correspondingly compressed by the makeup trayor ejecting the makeup tray.
 3. The replaceable makeup box structure asclaimed in claim 1, wherein the makeup tray is further provided with aslot at one side thereof corresponding to the pivot axis and the pivotpart.
 4. The replaceable makeup box structure as claimed in claim 2,wherein the makeup tray is further provided with a slot at one sidethereof corresponding to the pivot axis and the pivot part.